Nippon Ichi Software

Yomawari: Night Alone

Yomawari is a Japanese horror action game and features a female protagonist that is searching for her older sister and pet dog, while exploring a creepy town at night. She only has a flashlight at her disposal, and using said flash light will let her “see things that shouldn’t be seen.”

Released: 29 October 2015
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: NIS America
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: ESRB T
Controller: Full controller support
Steam recommendations: 1,937
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation Vita
Genres: Strategy · Adventure
Also known as: Yomawari
Estimated owners: 100,000–200,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 80
Critic rating: 40
Ratings counted: 75.4%
Steam reviews: 27
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Crossplay System requirements 2 GB RAM Download size 2.0 GB Steam Deck Verified

Yomawari: Night Alone

The story

"A young girl is walking her dog Poro around town at dusk when a tragic accident forces her to return home with only Poro's leash in hand. The girl's sister commands her to stay home while she goes out into the night to search for the dog. Time passes. Growing impatient, the girl decides to search for her missing sister and dog herself. But when she steps foot outside, she realizes that this is not the same town. The darkness has made the town unfamiliar, and she appears to be utterly alone...save for the spirits that stalk her. The girl must hide from, outsmart, or outrun the hunting spirits while she searches for clues to find her loved ones."

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Key facts

Platforms

Game modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Horror
Survival

Yomawari: Night Alone

Trailer

Yomawari: Night Alone

Screenshots

Yomawari: Night Alone

Reviews and languages

75.4% of 2,318 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Mostly Positive”.

2 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.

Publisher's content notice

Players assume the role of a young heroine looking for her missing sister and dog in a haunted town. Players can explore the town, avoid evil spirits, and collect items to put spirits to rest. The game contains dark thematic elements (e.g., bloody corpses, references to suicide and murder) and depictions of violence: a dog hit by a truck; a girl run down by a train; a girl attacked and killed by ghostly apparitions. Stylized blood-splatter effects occur when players are killed, and some areas depict blood stains on the ground.

Yomawari: Night Alone